Closing part of a Chelmsley Wood park for works over the summer holidays could prompt a rise in anti-social behaviour, it is feared. Meriden’s MP has asked if work in Heath Park can take place after the summer holidays, to help avoid a repeat of last year’s rise in crime and nuisance behaviour during the…

Residents are gravely concerned about the “whole pile of issues” relating to HS2 which are yet to be resolved, a campaigner has told Solihull councillors. Richard Lloyd, from the Heart of England High Speed Railway Action Group, claimed that there was still significant uncertainty surrounding several key elements of the multi-billion pound rail project. Addressing…

A man has been arrested over a hit-and-run collision in Solihull which police are treating as murder. The motorist handed himself in to police four days after Steven Day was knocked down and killed on Warwick Road in Olton. Police arrested a 19-year-old, from Alum Rock, last Friday on suspicion of dangerous driving and murder….

A man has been arrested over a hit-and-run collision in Solihull which police are treating as murder. The motorist handed himself in to police four days after Steven Day was knocked down and killed on Warwick Road in Olton. Police arrested a 19-year-old, from Alum Rock, last Friday on suspicion of dangerous driving and murder….

The family of a fun-loving young man from Shirley have paid tribute to a “true gent” who had been living his dream working and partying in Ibiza. Much-loved Harry Kingsland, 21, died on Wednesday morning after reportedly being punched as he tried to break up a fight in San Antonio. Harry’s family, who have been…

A mother who was run over as her baby girl was driven away by carjackers today appealed for the public’s help to catch the thieves who risked her daughter’s life for their ‘personal greed’. Enquiries are continuing today after the Audi A3 was stolen in Acocks Green yesterday (19 July) with the four-week-old girl still…

A man who died following a hit and run in Solihull earlier this week has been named as Steven Day. Detectives have launched a murder investigation after Mr Day is believed to have been deliberately struck by a VW Golf in Warwick Road, Olton. The 46-year-old – who was walking on the pavement at the…

Solihull Council is installing cameras across the borough to help prevent and detect fly-tipping. The cameras will be placed in locations where repeated fly-tipping has occurred, in an attempt to deter any further activity and gather vital evidence about who is committing the crime. Councillor Alison Rolf, Cabinet Member for Stronger Communities & Partnerships, said:…

A 73-year-old man has pleaded guilty to the murder of Tracy Stonehouse, who was found fatally stabbed at an address in Chelmsley Wood on Friday 6th April. Arthur Stonehouse, of Coralin Close, was arrested for the 51-year-old’s murder after her body was discovered in the early hours at the address. A post mortem examination established…

Morrisons has introduced a ‘quieter hour’ in all its stores – designed to help customers who currently struggle with music and the other noise associated with supermarket shopping. This will take place every Saturday in all stores from 9-10am. The new initiative has been created with the support of the National Autistic Society. A spokesperson…